Georgia – Portugal 2:0 (1:0)
The Georgian team beat the favorites Portugal in the European Championship Group F match and thus moved into the round of 16. In front of a sold-out stadium in Gelsenkirchen, the Georgians won 2-0 (1-0).
Although Albania still holds the record for the earliest goal at a European Championship, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s goal in the second minute of the game came very close. An error by António Silvas in the build-up play had allowed Mikautadze to get the ball, who then passed it to Kvaratskhelia on the left. Kvaratskhelia scored into the right corner of the goal. Teammate Georges Mikautadze (57th minute/penalty) then increased the lead with a penalty.
After the first goal, Portugal gained control of the game. Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili saved a free kick from Cristiano Ronaldo, among others. Ronaldo was shown a yellow card in the 28th minute for complaining about tugging on his shirt in the penalty area. Portugal had further chances to score – all of which were unsuccessful. Kvaratskhelia’s free kick in the 36th minute could have made it 2-0, but teammate Gvelesiani missed the ball with his head, sending the ball just past the right post. Mikautadze increased the lead to 2-0 in the second half.
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Czech Republic – Türkiye 1:2 (0:0)
In the second match of Group F, Turkey narrowly beat the Czech Republic with a goal in injury time. The Turkish team won 2-1 (0-0) in the Hamburg stadium and thus also advanced to the European Championship round of 16.
Turkey were superior for long stretches in the first half, but hardly managed to score. The Czechs had their first attempt on goal in the second minute, through Lukáš Provod, but goalkeeper Mert Günok saved it. After the first few minutes, Turkey played with more pressure and shifted the game more into the Czech team’s half.
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Czech player Antonín Barák received a yellow card in the eleventh minute for pulling the shirt of Turkish player Kadıoğlu. Just nine minutes later, Barák received a second yellow card, this time for stepping on Salih Özcan’s foot. A little later, Turkey also saw a yellow card for the first time after a tactical foul by Salih Özcan. Shortly afterwards, the referee showed another yellow card – this time for Patrik Schick, who was on the bench for the Czech team due to an injury.
Shortly before half-time, Czech Republic’s David Jurásek had a chance to score first, but his shot was saved by Turkish goalkeeper Mert Günok. After the restart, Hakan Çalhanoğlu (51′) finally scored to make it 1-0 for Turkey. About 15 minutes later, Czech Republic’s Tomáš Souček equalized.
The Georgian team beat the favorites Portugal in the European Championship Group F match and thus moved into the round of 16. In front of a sold-out stadium in Gelsenkirchen, the Georgians won 2-0 (1-0).
Although Albania still holds the record for the earliest goal at a European Championship, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s goal in the second minute of the game came very close. An error by António Silvas in the build-up play had allowed Mikautadze to get the ball, who then passed it to Kvaratskhelia on the left. Kvaratskhelia scored into the right corner of the goal. Teammate Georges Mikautadze (57th minute/penalty) then increased the lead with a penalty.
